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生病了不要自己乱吃药

No self-medicating

HSK 5 · 89 words · 93% within level · 6 new words

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Many people head straight to the pharmacy when they get ill, thinking it is the easiest way.

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But some illnesses look similar while having completely different causes.

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A cold and an allergy, for example, have very similar symptoms but are treated differently.

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Taking medicine at random can make the illness worse.

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If a fever lasts more than three days, you must go to hospital for a check.

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Before you go, you can register online first, which saves a lot of time.

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Answer the doctor honestly, and do not worry about being a nuisance.

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Taking your medicine on time and resting properly works better than any folk remedy.

Words in this passage

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  • 很hěnHSK 1very, quite, much
  • 多duōHSK 1much, many; more than, over
  • 人rénHSK 1man; people; mankind; someone else
  • 一生yī shēngHSK 2all one's life; throughout one's life
  • 病bìngHSK 1illness, sickness, disease
  • 就jiùHSK 1just, simply; to come, go to; to approach, near
  • 去qùHSK 1go away, leave, depart
  • 药店yào diànHSK 2pharmacy
  • 买mǎiHSK 1buy, purchase; bribe, persuade
  • 药yàoHSK 2leaf of Dahurian angelica plant; medicine
  • 觉得jué deHSK 1to think that ...; to feel that ...; to feel (uncomfortable etc)
  • 这样zhè yàngHSK 2this kind of; so; this way; like this; such
  • 最zuìHSK 1most, extremely, exceedingly
  • 方便fāng biànHSK 2convenient; suitable; to facilitate; to make things easy; having money to spare; (euphemism) to relieve oneself
  • 但是dàn shìHSK 2but; however
  • 有些yǒu xiēHSK 1some; somewhat
  • 看起来kàn qǐ laiHSK 3seemingly; apparently; looks as if; appear to be; gives the impression that; seems on the face of it to be
  • 差不多chà bu duōHSK 2almost; nearly; more or less; about the same; good enough; not bad
  • 原因yuán yīnHSK 2cause; origin; root cause; reason
  • 却quèHSK 4still, but; decline; retreat
  • 完全wán quánHSK 2complete; whole; totally; entirely
  • 不同bù tóngHSK 2different; distinct; not the same; not alike
  • 比如bǐ rúHSK 2for example; for instance; such as
  • 感冒gǎn màoHSK 3to catch cold; (common) cold; (coll.) to be interested in (often used in the negative); (Tw) to detest; can't stand
  • 和héHSK 1harmony, peace; peaceful, calm
  • 过敏guò mǐnHSK 5oversensitive; allergic; allergy
  • 症状zhèng zhuàngnewsymptom (of an illness)
  • 像xiàngHSK 2a picture, image, figure; to resemble
  • 治zhìHSK 4govern, regulate, administer
  • 法fǎHSK 2law, rule, regulation, statute; France, French
  • 不bùHSK 1no, not; un-; negative prefix
  • 一样yī yàngHSK 1same; like; equal to; the same as; just like
  • 自己zì jǐHSK 2oneself; one's own
  • 乱luànHSK 3confusion, state of chaos, revolt
  • 吃chīHSK 1eat; drink; suffer, endure, bear
  • 可能kě néngHSK 2might (happen); possible; probable; possibility; probability; maybe; perhaps
  • 让ràngHSK 2allow, permit, yield, concede
  • 病情bìng qíngnewstate of an illness; patient's condition
  • 变biànHSK 2change, transform, alter; rebel
  • 得déHSK 1obtain, get, gain, acquire
  • 更gèngHSK 2more, still further, much more; to change, alter
  • 严重yán zhòngHSK 4grave; serious; severe; critical
  • 如果rú guǒHSK 2if; in case; in the event that
  • 发烧fā shāoHSK 4to have a high temperature (from illness); to have a fever
  • 超过chāo guòHSK 2to surpass; to exceed; to outstrip
  • 三sānHSK 1three
  • 天tiānHSK 1sky, heaven; god, celestial
  • 一定yī dìngHSK 2surely; certainly; necessarily; fixed; a certain (extent etc); given; particular; must
  • 要yàoHSK 1necessary, essential; necessity
  • 医院yī yuànHSK 1hospital
  • 检查jiǎn cháHSK 2inspection; to examine; to inspect
  • 以前yǐ qiánHSK 2before; formerly; previous; ago
  • 可以kě yǐHSK 2can; may; possible; able to; not bad; pretty good
  • 先xiānHSK 1first, former, previous
  • 在zàiHSK 1be at, in, on; consist in, rest
  • 网上wǎng shàngHSK 1online
  • 挂号guà hàonewto register (at a hospital etc); to send by registered mail
  • 能néngHSK 1to be able; can, permitted to; ability
  • 省shěngHSK 2province; save, economize
  • 时间shí jiānHSK 1time; period
  • 医生yī shēngHSK 1doctor
  • 问wènHSK 1ask about, inquire after
  • 什么shén meHSK 1what?; something; anything
  • 都dōuHSK 1metropolis, capital; all, the whole; elegant, refined
  • 如实rú shínewas things really are; realistic
  • 回答huí dáHSK 1to reply; to answer; reply; answer
  • 不要bù yàoHSK 2don't!; must not
  • 怕pàHSK 2to fear, be afraid of; apprehensive
  • 麻烦má fanHSK 3trouble; inconvenience; inconvenient; troublesome; annoying; to bother sb; to put sb to trouble
  • 按时àn shíHSK 4on time; before deadline; on schedule
  • 好好hǎo hǎoHSK 3well; carefully; nicely; properly
  • 休息xiū xiHSK 1rest; to rest
  • 比bǐHSK 1to compare, liken; comparison; than; hexagram ䷇
  • 偏方piān fāngnewfolk remedy; home remedy
  • 管用guǎn yòngnewefficacious; useful

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